Musalia Mudavadi is a Kenya politician who served as the seventh Vice President of Kenya during Mzee Moi Regime and is the chairman of the Amani National Congress (ANC) Party.
His political life kicked off in 1989 when he became an MP for Sabatia Constituency after he was elected unopposed after his father, Moses Mudavadi passed away.
He joined forces with President Uhuru Kenyatta as his VP during the 2002 elections but despite support from the then President Daniel Moi, the two were defeated by former President Mwai Kibaki.
In 2007, he was Raila Odinga’s running mate in the contested election which then President Mwai Kibaki won.
In 2013, he left ODM and vied for Presidency but emerged second runners up behind former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
Mudavadi formed the Amani National Congress Party through which he vied for the Presidency but lost.
Mudavadi has been a distinguishable voice of reason in 2020 and part of 2021. He has often been the lone voice that has appeared to question things - ask questions of the government. In 2020, he spent most of his time calling out corruption, and pushing the government Uhuru to punish corrupt individuals..
In August 2020, he challenged President Uhuru Kenyatta to invoke his constitutional powers by forming a commission of inquiry to probe the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency scandal whose file has been approved by the senate for prosecution.